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South Carolina Labor Force

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-SC.LF.M.NSA

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2025
Previous (y/y)1.0%August 2025
Level2,680,997 thousandsSeptember 2026

South Carolina Labor Force was up 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.0% in August 2025.

The level stood at 2,680,997 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.8% (May 2020) to 4.0% (Nov 2023), averaging 1.5%.

South Carolina Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025−4%−2%0%2%4%200020052010201520202025Robomacro
South Carolina Labor Force, annual % change, Jan 1997 – Sep 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
South Carolina Labor Force, level (thousands)1.8M2.0M2.2M2.4M2.6M200020052010201520202025Robomacro
South Carolina Labor Force, level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20262,680,997 thousands—
August 20262,687,718 thousands—
July 20262,693,373 thousands—
June 20262,694,305 thousands—
May 20262,687,093 thousands—
April 20262,670,265 thousands—
March 20262,666,038 thousands—
February 20262,674,597 thousands—
January 20262,649,147 thousands—
December 20252,640,924 thousands—
November 20252,646,224 thousands—
September 20252,607,593 thousands1.4
August 20252,609,692 thousands1.0
July 20252,624,540 thousands0.8
June 20252,628,198 thousands1.1
May 20252,595,350 thousands1.5
April 20252,597,278 thousands1.9
March 20252,596,408 thousands1.8
February 20252,582,794 thousands2.0
January 20252,568,754 thousands2.4
December 20242,561,128 thousands2.3
November 20242,560,835 thousands1.9
October 20242,578,777 thousands2.6
September 20242,570,339 thousands2.8

Last 24 observations. The full history (368 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1996
Observations368
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high4.0% (Nov 2023)
10-year low−0.8% (May 2020)
10-year average1.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Makrognosis codeUS-SC.LF.M.NSA

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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National figure

United States Civilian Labor Force

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-SC.LF.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-10-25. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Original title: “South Carolina Labor Force”.